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Severity of sarcopenia is associated with postural balance and risk of falls in community-dwelling older women

A.B. Gadelha, S.G.R. Neri, R.J. Oliveira, et al.

Exp Aging Res. 2018;44(3):258-269

Sarcopenia negatively affects balance, and both risk and fear of falling in community-dwelling older women. Moreover, this study provides evidence that sarcopenia severity is further associated to reduced balance and imposes an even greater risk of falls in the elderly.

 

 

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SARC-F for Screening of Sarcopenia Among Older Adults: A Meta-analysis of Screening Test Accuracy

S. Ida, R. Kaneko, K. Murata

J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2018 May 16. pii: S1525-8610(18)30153-1. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2018.04.001. [Epub ahead of print]

Although the screening sensitivity performance of SARC-F was poor, its specificity was high; thus, it is an effective tool for selecting subjects who should undergo further testing for confirming a diagnosis of sarcopenia.

 

 

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Sarcopenia: assessment of disease burden and strategies to improve outcomes

I. Liguori, G. Russo, L. Aran, et al.

Clin Interv Aging. 2018;13:913-927

Because sarcopenia is associated with important adverse health outcomes, such as frailty, hospitalization, and mortality, several therapeutic strategies have been identified that involve exercise training, nutritional supplementation, hormonal therapies, and novel strategies and are still under investigation.

At the present time, only physical exercise has showed a positive effect in managing and preventing sarcopenia and its adverse health outcomes. Thus, further well-designed and well-conducted studies on sarcopenia are needed.

 

 

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Mediterranean Diet and Musculoskeletal-Functional Outcomes in Community-Dwelling Older People: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

R. Silva, N. Pizato, F. da Mata, et al.

J Nutr Health Aging. 2018;22(6):655-663

A Mediterranean diet is protective of frailty and functional disability, but not of sarcopenia. More longitudinal studies are needed to understand the relationship between a Mediterranean diet and sarcopenia.

 

 

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Exercise interventions in healthy older adults with sarcopenia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

L. Vlietstra, W. Hendrickx, D.L. Waters

Australas J Ageing. 2018 Apr 11. doi: 10.1111/ajag.12521. [Epub ahead of print]

Exercise interventions significantly improved strength, balance and muscle mass. However, the number of trials was small and the training effect was inconsistent due to heterogeneity in exercise mode, duration and intensity. Lack of detailed description makes it impossible to reflect on the progressive resistance training approaches used. More research is needed to confirm these findings.

 

 

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Frailty and multimorbidity: a systematic review and meta-analysis

D.L. Vetrano, K. Palmer, A. Marengoni, et al.

J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2018 May 3. doi: 10.1093/gerona/gly110. [Epub ahead of print]

Frailty and multimorbidity are two related conditions in older adults. Most frail individuals are also multimorbid but fewer multimorbid ones present also frailty.

Our findings are not conclusive regarding the causal association between the two conditions. Further longitudinal and well-designed studies may help to untangle the relationship between frailty and multimorbidity.

 

 

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Management of Frailty at Individual Level - Clinical Management: Systematic Literature Review

G. Veninšek and B. Gabrovec

Zdr Varst. 2018;57(2):106-115

Comprehensive geriatric assessment is an effective way to decrease frailty status especially when performed in geriatric wards. Multicomponent physical training and multidimensional interventions (physical training, nutrition, vitamin D supplementation and cognitive training) are effective measures to reduce frailty.

 

 

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The Impact of Dietary Factors on Indices of Chronic Disease in Older People: A Systematic Review

C.A. Nowson, C. Service, J. Appleton, et al.

J Nutr Health Aging. 2018;22(2):282-296

The aims of this sudy were to i) conduct a systematic review of studies assessing dietary factors in relation to six key functional indicators which impact on quality of life in adults ≥65 yrs: non-fatal cardiovascular events, cognition, mental health, falls and fractures, physical health (muscle mass, strength) and frailty; and ii) assess if there was sufficient evidence to devise food-based dietary recommendations.

 

 

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This umbrella review aimed to determine the effectiveness of exercise interventions, alone or in combination with other interventions, in improving physical function in community-dwelling older people identified as pre-frail or frail

A.D. Jadczak, N. Makwana, N. Luscombe-Marsh, et al.

JBI Database System Rev Implement Rep. 2018;16(3):752-775

This umbrella review aimed to determine the effectiveness of exercise interventions, alone or in combination with other interventions, in improving physical function in community-dwelling older people identified as pre-frail or frail.

 

 

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Effectiveness of interventions to prevent pre-frailty and frailty progression in older adults: a systematic review

J. Apóstolo, R. Cooke, E. Bobrowicz-Campos, et al.

JBI Database System Rev Implement Rep. 2018;16(1):140-232

The aim of this systematic review is to summarize the best available evidence regarding the effectiveness of interventions for preventing frailty progression in older adults.

This review found mixed results regarding the effectiveness of frailty interventions. However, there is clear evidence on the usefulness of such interventions in carefully chosen evidence-based circumstances, both for frailty itself and for secondary outcomes, supporting clinical investment of resources in frailty intervention.

Further research is required to reinforce current evidence and examine the impact of the initial level of frailty on the benefits of different interventions. There is also a need for economic evaluation of frailty interventions.

 

 

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